I made the switch around this time last year and haven’t looked back. A few things have taken a bit of effort to figure out, but largely it has been a breeze. I should’ve done this many years earlier.

  • Wirlocke@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    3 days ago

    I face some issues with updates on linux breaking things (Arch btw) but it’s usually an hour debugging and then a “hey, someone already made a fix for this as a pull request that you could install now if you compile from git”.

    That’s a hassle, but it’s better than spending an hour debugging, realizing the only real solution is to wait for a hotfix from the powers that be, then several more hours trying to get a workaround, then the five stages of grief ending in admitting defeat and waiting for the hotfix that’ll break something else.

    On Linux, there’s always a way to do what you want to do, with all the risk and reward that comes with that.

    • The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldOP
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      3 days ago

      I’ve been pretty happy with being downstream of Debian stable. I’ve only been burned by outdated packages a couple of times, which hasn’t been that bad. I’m much more of a “set and forget” type of user.